Our last activity for the trip is trekking along the 11.3km Headhunter's Trail to Terikan River before boating down the river to Bala Lasong Longhouse at Kuala Medalam.
According to Burung, once upon a time, men of different tribes in Sarawak were on race to prove their strength and earned themselves the title "Warriror". Apparently, to do this, they had to fight with men from other tribes and as prove of their chivalry , they had to present the head of other warriors they had fought and killed. War, back then, was a fight for land. Killing and exterminating other tribes were the only ways to expand territory.
We trekked along a suspended bridge (reminiscing my personal Skytrex experience) and took a pit stop at a place called Lubang Cina.
Kayan War parties from the Baram River made their way to Mulu area to attack Murut longhouse and Chinese farmers along the Limbang River. Fearing their safety, the Chinese retreated to a cave not far from the Limbang River not knowing that it was a death call for them. When the water level increased, it flooded the cave and trapped the Chinese. That was how the name Lubang Cina came about.
Anyway, the 11.3km trekking was soon becoming a really exhausting experience to us. Every km seemed to take so long that we saw the repeat of the descend from the Pinnacle..
Patience pays. We took nearly 5 hours to complete Headhunter's Trail. We sang, we ran out of jokes, and in the end, we all went silent.
Lunch awaited us at the Ranger Office at Kuala Mentawai. Then we continued our journey on longtail boat along Terikan River for our accommodation at a longhouse in Kuala Medalam. The 3-hour boat ride was fun. The water was shallow or otherwise, we would've had a white water rafting experience in a longboat.
According to Burung, once upon a time, men of different tribes in Sarawak were on race to prove their strength and earned themselves the title "Warriror". Apparently, to do this, they had to fight with men from other tribes and as prove of their chivalry , they had to present the head of other warriors they had fought and killed. War, back then, was a fight for land. Killing and exterminating other tribes were the only ways to expand territory.
We trekked along a suspended bridge (reminiscing my personal Skytrex experience) and took a pit stop at a place called Lubang Cina.
Kayan War parties from the Baram River made their way to Mulu area to attack Murut longhouse and Chinese farmers along the Limbang River. Fearing their safety, the Chinese retreated to a cave not far from the Limbang River not knowing that it was a death call for them. When the water level increased, it flooded the cave and trapped the Chinese. That was how the name Lubang Cina came about.
Anyway, the 11.3km trekking was soon becoming a really exhausting experience to us. Every km seemed to take so long that we saw the repeat of the descend from the Pinnacle..
Patience pays. We took nearly 5 hours to complete Headhunter's Trail. We sang, we ran out of jokes, and in the end, we all went silent.
Lunch awaited us at the Ranger Office at Kuala Mentawai. Then we continued our journey on longtail boat along Terikan River for our accommodation at a longhouse in Kuala Medalam. The 3-hour boat ride was fun. The water was shallow or otherwise, we would've had a white water rafting experience in a longboat.
Camp 5 last day...
Bergambar pada hari terakhir di Camp 5 sebelum memulakan trekking sejauh 11.3km. Camp 5 got its name being the last camp of a mountain trek. The facilities were superb. Trash were separated into tin cans, plastic bags, glasses and papers. (Even I don't do that in my own home.) This is probably an influence by the high volume of foreign tourist in the Camp.
Camp 5 has a kitchenette, clean toilets and the rooms are equipped with basic facilities. Again, I have no complaints. I had enough rest on both nights spent at the camp.
Camp 5 has a kitchenette, clean toilets and the rooms are equipped with basic facilities. Again, I have no complaints. I had enough rest on both nights spent at the camp.
on the river...
Kelihatan di background ialah sungai jernih mengalir betul-betul di depan pondok penginapan kami (Camp 5). Tempat kami berendam untuk menghilangkan kepenatan trekking sejauh 8.4km pada hari Ahad dan memanjat Pinnacle sejauh 2.4km pada hari Isnin. Juga tempat kami bersosial sesama pengunjung yang lain. (Mat Saleh jer lah kebanyakkanya)
Renjer camp...was having lunch..
Di pejabat renjer Kuala Mentawai where we had our lunch break and performed our Zohor prayer. We were so tired and hungry that chicken curry had never tasted better...
